INTERACTING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

interacting

verb

present participle of interact

as in mingling

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Recent Examples of interacting Guitarrica vividly recalls interacting with Almodóvar that day. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Researchers typically separate active use, like posting or interacting with others, from passive use, like scrolling through content. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 The nearly five- minute long video doesn’t include audio, but shows the star wearing a yellow t-shirt, jeans, a backpack and baseball cap interacting with and employee before leaving. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Autonomous agents are beginning to participate in commerce on behalf of businesses, making decisions, initiating transactions and interacting with other systems at machine speed. — Alex Zuck, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Stop interacting with the sender and run a security scan with strong antivirus software. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Those elementary particles, first detected experimentally in 1956, travel through space, interacting only rarely with electrons and atomic nuclei. — Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The push for growth has generated a steady stream of local news reports about Waymos exploring new habitats, and local humans interacting with new technology. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The alternate versions can also behave differently when interacting with other chemicals. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Aristocrats built grand villas here in the 19th century, and the Belle Époque architecture remains, mingling with more modern homes with private beach access.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
The scent, itself, gets better with time as incense oils, cedarwood, and labdanum resin continue mingling together.

— Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mingling

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How did Dill sign up after collaborating with the directors on Free Solo?

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
The school’s Medical Club began this year collaborating with the Health Career Collaborative’s Chicago chapter and Loyola University medical students to mentor students on different health topics and career pathways.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborating

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The Brewers even have their own version of the White Flag trade, dealing star closer Josh Hader to the Padres for four players with the team in first at the 2022 deadline.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Last night, Dave Roberts left Blake Snell in a bit too long, even though Snell was dealing.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dealing

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The three countries are also cooperating on an initiative to safeguard freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, which Bulgaria Prime Minister Radev plans to present to the European Union this week.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
With less than three months left in this term, our time is better spent implementing the Civil Grand Jury's recommendations and cooperating fully with the State Controller's audit.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooperating

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The setup is designed to help warfighters continue flying drones and communicating in environments where electronic warfare threatens those functions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
In announcing the measure, COGAT claimed to be communicating a decision made by local merchants in Gaza who had grown tired of Hamas taxing their trucks and threatening them.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of communicating

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Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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